--- title: Melanie Griffith Reacts to Dakota Johnson's Saturday Night Live Gig description: Johnson once again begged her mom to watch 'Fifty Shades of Grey' canonical: https://time.com/3727583/snl-dakota-johnson-melanie-griffith-fifty-shades/ author: Jack Linshi article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-03-01T16:42:06.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-05-11T05:05:19.004Z article:section: Entertainment og:title: Here's What Dakota Johnson's Mom Thought of Her 'SNL' Performance og:description: Johnson once again begged Melanie Griffith to watch 'Fifty Shades of Grey' og:url: https://time.com/3727583/snl-dakota-johnson-melanie-griffith-fifty-shades/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2dd4b75e50a02b3/69878072f887dc01e5e8a3db/oscars-19.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: 87th Annual Academy Awards - Arrivals og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Here's What Dakota Johnson's Mom Thought of Her 'SNL' Performance twitter:description: Johnson once again begged Melanie Griffith to watch 'Fifty Shades of Grey' twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blte2dd4b75e50a02b3/69878072f887dc01e5e8a3db/oscars-19.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Here's What Dakota Johnson's Mom Thought of Her _SNL_ Performance  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Mar 1, 2015 4:42 PM CUT  Melanie Griffith attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif. Melanie Griffith attends the 87th Annual Academy Awards on Feb. 22, 2015 in Hollywood, Calif.Jason Merritt—Getty Images  by [Jack Linshi](/author/jack-linshi/)  ## Jack Linshi Mar 1, 2015 4:42 PM CUT Melanie Griffith was thrilled with this week’s _Saturday Night_ _Live_, hosted by her daughter, _Fifty Shades of Grey_ star Dakota Johnson. Griffith, who made a cameo with her ex-husband, Don Johnson, as her embarrassed parents, [tweeted](https://twitter.com/MelanieGriffith/status/572066609940049922 "undefined") on Sunday, “She killed it!!! Wow! I loved her poise, her comic timing, her grace, loved everything she did!!” Griffith has been supportive of her daughter’s role in the erotic romance film, but hasn’t yet seen the movie—despite [her daughter’s repeated, awkward requests.](http://time.com/3718611/oscars-fifty-shades-of-grey-dakota-johnson-melanie-griffith/ "undefined") ### Fifty Shades of Grey: TIME's Exclusive Portraits of the Cast and Director  Dakota Johnson (Anastasia “Ana” Steele) and Jamie Dornan (Christian Grey) photographed at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2015. Malerie Marder for TIME  Dakota Johnson (Anastasia “Ana” Steele) photographed at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2015. Malerie Marder for TIME  Sam Taylor-Johnson (director) photographed at Chateau Marmont in Los Angeles on Jan. 13, 2015. 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